~Keiko~
I was so mad at Keiji that I didn’t notice Haji was part of the group, until Keiji had left the room, and I actually had calmed down enough to notice my surroundings. I walked over to him grinning, “Aha! So I was right! You are a zodiac member!”He stared blankly at me for a few seconds, before shaking his head. I looked at him confused. “Then why are you here?” I cocked my head to the side slightly.
“I don’t know,” he shrugged. “I’m not a member of the zodiac, but Keiji seemed intent on punishing me along with those... them,” he sighed and shook his head. “And once Keiji makes up his mind, well that’s that.”
A look of confusion was still plastered all over my face. “But if you’re not a member of the zodiac, then Keiji shouldn’t have any power over you?” I had meant it as a statement, but it came out as more of a question.
He laughed. One quick, mocking laugh. “Try telling him that. He believes he has even more power over me because I’m not a part of the zodiac... because I want to be a part of the zodiac,” he gritted his teeth and looked down at the floor.
“But... why would you...” And as I looked at his face, I realised why. “You’re the cat, aren’t you?” I asked softly. I had always been told that the cat was the most ashamed of his curse, and that they hated to talk about it. I imagined that the cat was a grumpy man, who hated everything to do with the zodiac. He looked back up at me, his eyes blank, and was quiet for a few seconds before nodding once. “Oh... I’m... sorry,” I babbled out the first things that came to mind.
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Sorry I took so long to post DX Been really busy. So Haji’s true identity is finally revealed to Keiko :O
